This is my first post here, as I just got my firts Mac. An iBook G4 800 which I love. One thing though, I check my battery capacity and its at 4144. Now ive only had my iBook for 5 days. What should I do?

Either way, I get darn near 4 hours most of the time and that's pretty much square with what Apple estimates battery life to be, even if the capacity is lower than what MacAddict says it should be. I have never had battery life issues so it seems normal to me.

This is my first post here, as I just got my firts Mac. An iBook G4 800 which I love. One thing though, I check my battery capacity and its at 4144. Now ive only had my iBook for 5 days. What should I do?

Thanks,

Cypher

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Run it down on battery power till it goes to sleep then plug the AC back in and fully charge it.. this should calibrate your battery. Don't make a habit of it though.

Originally posted by actripxl Anyone know how I can extend my battery life? I've turned off airport and bluetooth but I only get about 2 1/2 on my PB 15. Is that normal or did I just get a bad battery?

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Don't forget to bring down the brightness of the display. If you're inbetween 2 1/2 and 3 hours you're fine. On my 15" Al PB I have bluetooth off, airport on, and brightness down to 1 notch am I'm getting 2:42. Remember it also depends on what you're doing. You'll last longer if you're just surfing the web and checking emails than playing a game or working in Photoshop.

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